Life always moves forward, never backward. Even when it seemed that everything was halted during a pandemic, minutes, hours, days, weeks and months passed. Your life and career are on a pathway to somewhere, so why not be intentional about your destination and enjoy the journey? Start by asking yourself two simple questions: What…
Tag: Growth
Simple Truths of Growth
This past year certainly forced many of us to grow in ways we would have never imagined and faster than we could have ever imagined. Here are the simple truths of growth: What gets watered grows. Growth is a choice. Growth occurs when you are uncomfortable. When you help others grow, you grow. Growth opportunities are limitless.…
Leadership Matters
In today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, good results aren’t good enough. To win, you need to produce extraordinary results. Extraordinary results come from extraordinarily performing teams. And where there is an extraordinary team, you can bet there is an inspiring leader. That’s why leadership – specifically, your leadership – matters. Leadership matters because extraordinarily performing teams are…
Zooming (of a different sort) to Work Smarter
The human brain is the defining aspect of our humanity. It separates us from every other life form. The gift of thought unites us. We can begin thinking about our own thinking by the time we are nine years old. Cognitive scientists at the Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas at Dallas…
Life Lessons
Life is a great teacher even when I am not a great student. Although I don’t drink much, I am striving to be like a fine wine – to get better with age. Like you, life has taught me much. So I have highlighted 14 of my life lessons here: My best education started after…
Inspiring Healthy Growth
Leadership matters! It is the single most important factor for achieving employee and business growth. Today's worker is more purpose-driven, conversational and development-focused. So, today's effective leader must: Start with him/herself Build awareness and intentional use of thoughts, words and actions to have a positive impact on others. Seek new learnings and acknowledge vulnerabilities. Inspire purposeful work…
Daily Innovation
Necessity is the mother of invention. This aphorism has been clearly illustrated during the current economic challenge. More than a few of our clients have shared stories of projects or initiatives that have been dragging on for up to two years but have been brought to fruition in just a few weeks. How can…